The great debate

[MrPopinjay]

REAL DJS BEAT MATCH. omg HATERS DONT LIKE SYNC WELL I WAS LIKE CAN YOU DO THIS AND THEN I BEATMASHED WITH MY APC80 AND LOL IN THERE FACE AND KISS THEIR GIRLFRIEND

[dj stifffy]

you might aswell learn to do both, with sync a few tracks dont match anyways even if they seem to be gridded perfect thats when turning off sync and using a tempo nudge comes in handy but this is simple as hell to be fair

[MrPopinjay]

Another good point!

[sidetrakd]

you might aswell learn to do both, with sync a few tracks dont match anyways even if they seem to be gridded perfect thats when turning off sync and using a tempo nudge comes in handy but this is simple as hell to be fair

This is so true,since I've started to play around with traktor a lot I find a lot of transitions don't sound right with out a little nudge no matter how good the beat grids are.
Beatmatching is a learning curve and in the days of vinyl it meant djs had no choice to learn to walk before learning how to run.

[Jack Bastard]

It's not a debate really.

If you're an actual dj with actual gigs then you're going to have to beatmatch into the set of the person before you unless you don't mind looking like a tit. It's one of the essential but easy to learn skills that a dj should have mastered before playing gigs anywhere.

[MaxOne]

It's not a debate really.

If you're an actual dj with actual gigs then you're going to have to beatmatch into the set of the person before you unless you don't mind looking like a tit. It's one of the essential but easy to learn skills that a dj should have mastered before playing gigs anywhere.

I've been beatmatching for over 15 years but i still like to stop the last djs set before i start mine.

Let the crowd know it's max one time

[MrPopinjay]

Yeah I think it depends a lot on the genre, the type of night and whether you have someone with a microphone to pay respect to the previous DJ and give you a short introduction.

[Jack Bastard]

I've been beatmatching for over 15 years but i still like to stop the last djs set before i start mine.

Let the crowd know it's max one time

/cringe



Putting your ego aside for a moment though this isn't always possible or desirable, and I'm sure that if it wasn't you'd be more than capable of mixing into the last djs set innit.

[MrPopinjay]

Honestly I think it's more about rallying up the crowd and cheering for the previous DJ.

Besides at the nights I go to no one plays the same style one after each other so it'd be largely pointless to mix them together. A continuous mix with a sudden unexplained style switch is more jarring than explained stop with an intro and such.

[Jack Bastard]

Yeah, like I said, that isn't always possible or desirable - for example most house and techno nights would do it continously.

Anyway, the point is that basically if you can't mix manually, you aren't really a dj. Even if you don't use the skill there's really no excuse for not acquiring it. It's a fucking doddle.